Calso 🌋 ∞/21M

#Bitcoin
Co-host @Nodesignal podcast

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[EP Eric #pardonsamourai @3ricMills]

@TheBitcoinConf @Kash_Patel @FBIDirectorKash Free Bill and Keonne! A corrupt prosecutor jailed these men over a joke on twitter with no evidence of wrongdoing!

https://t.co/xpJCWl72qr to sign the petition. #pardonsamourai

[burn the bridge @econoalchemist]

@TheBitcoinConf @Kash_Patel @FBIDirectorKash If they don't open the panel with pardons for Samourai Wallet, Roman Storm, Roman Sterlingov, & Ian Freeman then they have no business at the conference.

[Printer ⚡ @Printer_Gobrrr]

@MartyBent Based take?

[TFTC @TFTC21]

A security researcher just documented a large-scale counterfeit Ledger Nano S Plus operation selling compromised devices across multiple online marketplaces.

The fake units look identical to the real thing but contain completely different hardware. Instead of Ledger's secure element chip, the counterfeits run an ESP32 microcontroller with modified firmware labeled "Nano S+ V2.1." Seeds and PINs are stored in plain text and transmitted to attacker-controlled servers. Any wallet initialized on the device is drained.

The operation goes beyond the hardware. The sellers also distribute a fake version of Ledger Live built with React Native and signed with a debug certificate. It intercepts transactions and exfiltrates sensitive data to multiple command-and-control servers. The campaign spans five attack vectors: compromised hardware, Android APKs, Windows executables, macOS installers, and iOS apps distributed through TestFlight to bypass App Store review.

This comes days after ZachXBT documented a separate fake Ledger Live app that made it through Apple's Mac App Store review process. That operation drained over $9.5 million from more than 50 victims, including musician G. Love, who lost 5.92 BTC after entering his recovery phrase into what he believed was the legitimate app.

The pattern is clear: the attack surface for hardware wallet users has shifted from firmware exploits to supply chain and distribution fraud. The devices themselves remain secure. The problem is that users are being intercepted before they ever touch a real one.

Ledger's own "genuine check" feature can be bypassed when the hardware itself is compromised at the source, which makes where you buy the device as important as how you use it.

The rules haven't changed, but they've never been more important: buy hardware wallets only from the manufacturer. Never enter your recovery phrase into any software. If a companion app asks for your 24 words on a screen, it's a scam. Every time.

[Mandrik @Mandrik]

If you recover gold coins from the bottom of the ocean, then you deserve them.

If you figure out how to steal Satoshi's coins, then you deserve them.

#NoFreeze

[calle @callebtc]

telegram is the biggest psyop in privacy history.

no encryption by default. vast majority of the 1B users send private messages in clear plain text to the telegram servers.

most users wrongly assumes that they have pRiVaCy because durov said so in a podcast. it's a literal affinity scam. TELEGRAM IS NOT A PRIVACY MESSENGER.

I don't understand why none of his podcast hosts ever pushes back on this obvious, blatant, dangerous bullshit.

[jack @jack]

We reject: kings, presidents, and voting.
We believe in: rough consensus and running code.

—David Clark, 1992

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE.....

[calle @callebtc]

At this point this is just straight-up blatant shitcoining.

[Swiss Bitcoin Institute @SwissBTCInst]

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲-𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆-𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀?

Colonial history, financial dependence, and the role of credit are part of the answer. IMF and World Bank programs impoverish entire nations. But how does it work?

Latest SBI Fellow @weezel21 aka Dr. Olaf Wagner analyzes the loan mechanisms leading to the ultimate debt trap for many sovereign nations. He explains the ways of how Bitcoin can help countries despite overwhelming power disbalances in the international system:

"𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘪𝘥; 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴."
- 𝘋𝘳. 𝘖𝘭𝘢𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘳

Are you working in international #aid or an international organisation, eg, in #Geneva? Let us know what you think in the comments. (Or DM us,🤐)

We cordially and proudly welcome @weezel21 as our newest Fellow. He will be kickstarting our research on #humanrights, #financial inclusion, and monetary fairness through a Bitcoin lens. Glad to have, Olaf! 🤝

Now, on to the Intelligence Brief about "Ghana's Gold Curse and Extractive Mechanisms in Neocolonialism":
https://t.co/nflRxQyv2X

[Modeotec @ModeotecArt]

Modeotec won a prize in a NON-Bitcoin Space!
That's awesome!
Thank you @MakeAugusta for choosing me as one of the winners. As an artist, I want to connect technology and art. And I’m glad that I managed to gain attention even outside our #Bitcoin bubble.
Art always wins, it was created to overcome boundaries and to connect people.
👇Link to Video 👇
https://t.co/QvoBrDaPMU

[Nodesignal Podcast 🎙 - Deine Bitcoin-Frequenz @nodesignal]

Die neue Folge ist raus
E259 - Die Geschichte von Trezor: Pioniere des Hardware Wallets
🧱 Wie Slush nach einem Hack von >3000 BTC das erste Hardware Wallet baute
🔐 Multishare vs. Multisig
🛠 Safe 7, Quantum Ready Boardloader
https://t.co/0SKTR3n0XP
https://t.co/fqjHCoysDf

[Niko Jilch ⚡️ @NikoJilch]

In 45 Minuten geht es los! Ich freu mich auf euch! 🧡

[Calso 🌋 ∞/21M @Calso21]

@Eggplant_Elon Which one? Where do I find it?

[Bitcoin Hotel @bitcoin_hotel]

@Vivek4real_ @grok when was this recorded?

[Walker⚡️ @WalkerAmerica]

It is truly insane that the open-source software developers who NEVER CONTROLLED USER FUNDS (Samourai wallet devs) are going to prison when big bankers who LITERALLY LAUNDERED MONEY FOR FUCKING JEFFREY EPSTEIN (JP Morgan) just pay a fine as a cost of doing business.

The system is broken, and if you’re not angry, you should be.

[Yan | swan.com @skwp]

Drain the swamp

[Plan C @TheRealPlanC]

Dad, why are we not rich? Because I sold Bitcoin at $100,000—because of a monthly MacD signal and my blind faith in the 4-year cycle religion. So I got sidelined and missed the 40x move to $4 million over the next 15 years.

[Calso 🌋 ∞/21M @Calso21]

@derHelper